Vic's Basement

Ars Technica’s Sam Machkovech drops in to the Basement to chat with Victor Lucas about the early impressions of the PlayStation 5! Thanks for Watching, your Thumbs Up and Subscribing! Watch EPN, including LIVE Vic’s Basement episodes at YouTube.com/EPNtv Check out EPN Merch at EPN.tv/Merch #PlayForever

Victor Lucas is joined by his old pal Tommy Tallarico for a catch up conversation about all things Intellivision, Reviews on the Run and much more! (Apologies on the echo on Vic’s mic for part of the episode! We figured it out and that won’t happen again!) Thanks for Listening, your Review and for Subscribing! … Continue reading "Episode 253 – Tommy Tallarico Returns to the Basement! (Intellivisio...

Vic and tech journalist, Brian Tong, have an extraordinary conversation in the Basement about the new Apple iPhones but also carving out a respected identity and a satisfying business in this complicated media landscape. TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introductions 02:53 – How Vic noticed Brian – C|Net days 04:52 – The Era of the Independent … Continue reading "Episode 252 – iPhones & iNdependence with tech...

Victor Lucas invites Toys For Bob’s creative director, Daniel Neil, and art director, Josh Nadelberg, into the Basement for a chat about the creation of the wonderful Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time! Watch Vic’s Basement episodes, including our LIVE shows at YouTube.com/EPNtv Official EPN Merch is available at EPN.tv/Merch

Behr Safi joins Vic in the Basement this week as the pair look at some of the biggest stories going on in games! And then they check out some multiplayer Star Wars Squadrons! Thanks for Listening, your Review and Subscribing! Watch EPN at YouTube.com/EPNtv Check out EPN Merch at EPN.tv/Merch #PlayForever

Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica has been playing games on Xbox Series X for a week! Let’s chat with him! To join us for LIVE Vic’s Basement streams subscribe to YouTube.com/EPNtv! For Official EPN Merch check out our site: EPN.tv/Merch Thanks for watching/listening! #PlayForever

Join Victor Lucas and Jose “Foobs” Sanchez as they chat about the news of the week including Xbox buying Bethesda, reveals from the Tokyo Game Show, Amazon’s Luna Game Streaming, The Nick Fury show on Diseny+ and much more!

Let’s talk about the huge news today! Microsoft is buying ZeniMax Media (parent company of Bethesda Softworks) for $7.5 Billion!

The creative director of Supergiant Games, Greg Kasavin stops by Vic’s Basement! We find out about Greg’s years in the game industry, first as a long time executive editor at Gamespot and then conversation rolls into the 13 years and four games Greg has made at Supergiant, including his latest, Hades! TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Introductions … Continue reading "Episode 246 – To Hades from Bastion with Sup...

One of the busiest actors in Games, TV, Movies and Commercials visit’s Vic’s Basement to chat about Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Deus Ex and Acting in 2020! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introduction / Pandemic / Wildfires 03:01 – Immortals: Fenyx Rising Discussion (Playing Prometheus) 12:33 – Canadian Actor Moved to LA 18:01 – Your Voice Is … Continue reading "Episode 245 – Immortals: Fenyx Rising, Deus Ex, Ac...

One of Vic’s favorite games of all time (heh) is getting remade by Ubisoft! Here’s Vic with the game director, Pierre-Sylvain Gires, and the star, Yuri Yowenthal, of Prince of the Persia: The Sands of Time Remake! Official EPN Merch is available at EPN.tv/Merch

Jose “DonFubar” Sanchez Drops by the Basement to chat with Victor Lucas about the Best from Gamescom, The Nintendo Mario 35 Highlights, and the big news that Nvidia and Intel dropped this week plus a whole lot more! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introductions & Congratulations! 02:53 – Top 10 From Gamescom 38:14 – Nintendo’s Mario … Continue reading "Episode 244 – Nintendo’s Mario35! Gamescom Top 10! Much M...

Victor Lucas’ visitor to the Basement is Beyond The Trailer’s Grace Randolph! We find out about Grace’s history, her thoughts on DC FanDome, Zack Snyder, Comic Books, Videogames and much more! Subscribe to Grace’s Channel: youtube.com/BeyondTheTrailer TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introductions 00:35 – Video Games and Movies! 01:12 – Welcome to the Show! Zombieland Double … Continue reading "Episode 243 – G...

Brandon Jones joins Victor Lucas in the Basement to talk about the Most Exciting Games Coming Out Before The End of 2020! There’s also a good chat about Brandon’s history with Easy Allies and GameTrailers and a whole lot more… TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introduction 00:59 – The History of Brandon Jones! 01:45 – Thoughts … Continue reading "Episode 242 – Top 5 Games of 2020! With Easy Allies’ Brandon Jone...

The mega talented, actor/writer/director/producer, David Hayter, stops by for a nice long chat in Vic’s Basement! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introduction 01:45 – Crappiest Apocalypse 02:19 – What Games Is David Playing? 03:58 – Japanese Culture and Ghost of Tsushima 06:17 – Thrill to Be a Fan of a Game 07:04 – “Never Go Back … Continue reading "Episode 241 – David Hayter on Warrior Nun! Metal Gear Solid!...

The huge news in the tech world these days in the big fight that Apple and Epic (and Google) are in! Our guest Rene Ritchie visits Vic’s Basement to discuss! Follow Rene: YouTube.com/ReneRitchie Official EPN Merch is available at EPN.tv/Merch

Mike Williams from US Gamer joins Vic in the Basement for a discussion on the Best Games of 2020 (So Far)! It’s been a crazy year but an excellent one for new games to play! Official EPN Merch is available at EPN.tv/Merch

Victor Lucas welcomes one of his game development heroes, the legendary Eugene Jarvis to the Basement! The duo discuss every aspect of Eugene’s 40-year+ career making some of the best games of all time, including Vic’s favorite arcade game: Robotron 2084!! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Intro Eugene and Raw Thrills! 01:57 – Did You Always … Continue reading "Episode 238 – Arcade Legend Eugene Jarvis!! (Robot...

Actor-Writer-Director, Jay Baruchel joins Victor Lucas in the latest episode of Vic’s Basement to talk about Jay’s new movie: Random Acts of Violence, his love of comic books and the responsibilities that creators have. Plus you know these two Canadians gotta talk about Canada! Enjoy! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introduction & the idea of Random … Continue reading "Episode 237 – Jay Baruchel Creates Rando...

Vic is joined by guests Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica and Mike Williams from US Gamer to talk about Sucker Punch’s excellent Ghost of Tsushima, wrapping up the PS4 and what Microsoft has to show us at the Xbox Games Showcase! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introductions & Ghost of Tsushima Discussion 21:21 – Why Was … Continue reading "Episode 236 – Ghost of Tsushima–The Last Exclusive for PS4!? Xbox Game...

Neil Druckmann, Naughty Dog’s VP and the co-writer and director of The Last of Us Part II, drops by the Basement for a SPOILER=-filled chat with Victor Lucas about the creation, reception and the uproar surrounding one of the best games of the PS4 generation! TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Introduction 01:41 – The Inspiration for … Continue reading "Episode 235 – Neil Druckmann SPOILER Chat About The Last of...

Sam Machkovech from Are Technica joins Victor Lucas in the Basement to discuss the Ubisoft Forward event the reveal of Far Cry 3, their hands on time with Watch Dogs Legion and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and more! TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro and The Abuse Controversies At Ubisoft 11:25 – The Irony of Watch Dogs Legion … Continue reading "Episode 234 – Ubisoft Forward and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla & Wat...

Victor Lucas is joined by Benoit Richer from Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla to talk about the development of the game, the unique aspects of this latest entry and contending with recent setbacks like developing through a pandemic and contending with the abuse investigations, firings and the ongoing ramifications rocking Ubisoft. Official EPN Merch is available … Continue reading "Episode 233...

Ryan Payton, the director of Iron Man VR from developer, Camoflaj, is Victor Lucas’ guest in the Basement! Enjoy this in depth conversation about his team’s efforts to make an authentic Iron Man experience in Virtual Reality!

Victor Lucas welcomes Ed Boon, the ko-kreator of Mortal Kombat to the Basement for an in-depth conversation about the latest in the franchise, it’s cultural impact and some thoughts about the future of game making! Official EPN Merch is available at EPN.tv/Merch